Sold Chapter 2.
InuYasha stared at the girl in front of him, the wind whipping his hair around his face. He knew that he was taking a chance here, and that she could be faking her kindness. He knew that she could be doing a lot of things, but he would never get anywhere by not trusting her. He nodded slowly, never breaking eye contact. Kagome smiled, and took his hand. She slowly led him away from the park, glad that he had agreed. She held his hand tightly as they walked, and she vowed to herself to never let him go, now that she had him. They were walking in silence, and Kagome would occaisionally glance over at him, her smile getting a bit bigger whenever she did so.
"I'm glad you agreed to come with me...?" She realized that she didn't know his name, or if he even had a name. She shrugged, and decided to wait until they were home to bring it up. The hanyou didn't seem to mind, and didn't offer anything to her.
Once at the house, Kagome walked in happily, still holding InuYasha's hand. "Hey mom!" She yelled. "I found him!" Kagome's mother came out of the kitchen to look at him.
"Thats the boy you wanted, Kagome?" She asked. Kagome nodded. "Yep, he's perfect!" She exclaimed. InuYasha wondered what she meant, for she barely knew him. How could she know he was perfect? And what was he perfect for? He was jerked out of his thoughts as he was pulled toward the stairs. He was led up them, and shown where the shower was. His stomach went a bit queasy, as memories flooded back to him. He swallowed, and stepped into the bathroom.
"Hey, toss out your clothes when your done undressing, I'll wash them, then we can go shopping." Kagome said. InuYasha understood, and nodded to show it. He closed the door behind him, and locked it this time. When he was undressed, and had a towel wrapped safely around his waist, he opened the door and tossed his clothes out.
"Thanks! Enjoy your shower!" She said cheerfully. InuYasha closed the door, and locked it again, before jumping into the shower, turning the water on very hot.
Kagome took the clothes out of the dryer, and started folding them. She grinned, knowing exactly what she was going to get her half demon.She picked up the neatly folded clothes, and walked back up the stairs, returning to the bathroom. She placed the clothes outside the door, and wondered how much longer he was going to be in there. Just as she was about to walk away, the water shut off. She knocked on the door, and waited. After hearing nothing, she assumed she had his attention.
"When your all dried off, your clothes are sitting outside the door." She said. "Just grab them anytime." She left, walking into her room, waiting for him to be done. A few minutes later, she heard the bathroom door creak open, then shut quickly again, the lock clicking closed. Kagome smiled at the ceiling, and knew it was expected of him to be shy. She waited almost ten minutes, before he came out again, walking obediently into her room. He stood by the door, and Kagome smiled at him.
"Finished?" She asked brightly. InuYasha nodded. She patted the bed beside her as an invitation, and he obediently walked over, sitting down. Kagome was about to start combing his hair, when it crossed her mind that he might not like to be touched like that without warning. She lowered the comb, and patted his shoulder. He turned to face her.
"Would you like me to comb your hair?" She asked, holding the comb up for him to see. He hesitated a moment, then nodded, turning around stiffly. Kagome began slowly working the brush through the ends of his hair, working her way upward. When she reached the top, she started combing all the way down to the bottom of his beautiful waist length silver hair. Once she got all the tangles out of it, it was a sight to behold. Kagome grinned to herself as the comb worked magic, lulling the boy into a stupor, barely awake. She combed one more time, but this time the comb bumped against something, making the boy jump, and grab the top of his head. Kagome leaned back, startled, and apologized. She wondered what she had hit, probably a cut or something. The boy settled back, and Kagome resumed her combing, with much attention being paid to the top of his head. As he comb straightened his hair, it slowly pulled away the tangles and knots to reveal the dog like ears on top of his head. Kagome sucked in her breath upon seeing the furry appendages, and realized that that must be what she had hit. They would probably be sensitive, and not like the feeling of having comb teeth dragged across them. Kagome's first instinct was to touch and fondle the appendages, but she respected this boy enough that she would never do that without express invitation from him. But, seeing the ears had given her an idea...
She remembered that she had found him, well, he had found her, in the park. Sort of like a wooded area, if you could call a few skinny trees a wooded area. He bore resemblance to a dog, so she would combine the two. Dog, Inu, and forest. He would be called InuYasha, the Dog Forest Demon. She smiled, and patted his shoulder again. He turned.
"I've figured out a name for you." She said softly. The boy nodded, then looked at her questioningly. She smiled. "You are now called InuYasha!" She said proudly. InuYasha nodded his thanks, and turned, expecting her to comb his hair again.
Kagome laughed. "Oh no, buddy, no more hair combing." She said. "Time to get you some real clothes." She threw the comb onto her dresser, and got up. InuYasha obediently got up also, walking just behind her as they went out of her room and down the stairs. As they passed though the living room, Kagome's mother looked up from the T.V. that she was watching.
"Oh, wow, comb his hair, and wash his face, and you've got a good looking boy on your hands." She said. She smiled at Kagome. "You sure know how to pick 'em, Kagome." She said. Kagome blushed lightly and shook her head.
"We're just going to the mall, to get him some new clothes." Kagome said. Just then, something inside InuYasha's head clicked. All this time, he had been referred to as a he, not an 'it', or 'thing'. He wondered what other surprises this family would hold. He stood silently by as Kagome checked her wallet for her credit card. Seeing that she had it, she glanced at InuYasha and smiled.
"Let's go, InuYasha!" She said, taking his hand once again. This time she didn't pull him, she merely held his hand as they walked side by side, out the door and down the sidewalk. InuYasha, as he walked, snuck a few glances at the girl holding his hand. Somehow, it felt right, and he didn't doubt her. He knew somehow that she would take good care of him. Or maybe that was just wishful thinking, either way, he was stuck with her now. He wondered if that was such a bad thing, the way he was being treated now, and before he knew it, he was inside the mall, time irrelevent when it came to his thoughts.
InuYasha looked up, and saw that Kagome was holding out a pair of pants against his hips. She asked him to lift his black cotton shirt, and he did so, just a bit. She held the pants against him, and to InuYasha, the waist seemed a bit too big. And the legs a few inches too long. But Kagome nodded happily, and held onto it, intent on buying them. InuYasha, despite their size, was immediately attracted to the baggy jeans. They had graphics of money all over them, and looked really comfortable. He followed Kagome around some more, and eventually ended up in the shirts section. This time she selected two, holding them one by one up to his chest. The first one was a tight sleeveless shirt, that seemed way too small for him. He was told to remove his shirt, and try on the shirt. InuYasha hesitated, unwilling to comply. Kagome realized that she was asking him to do something uncomfortalbe, and she apologized.
"Sorry, InuYasha, I forgot that your uncomfortable with that stuff." She said. She handed the shirt to him, and told him to change in the change rooms, and come out to show her. InuYasha complied, and came out a few seconds later with the white shirt stretched over his slender stomach, and mildly protruding chest muscles. Kagome grinned, knowing that she could guess anybody's size, for she was a God when it came to shopping. She told him to try the other shirt, and he nodded silently, disappearing back into the change room. He came out a few seconds later, with a large black T-shirt on, and she grinned again. It came down to his knees, and the sleeves ended at his elbows. On the shirt was the words Thug Life, and emblazoned with a picture of Tupac's face. She nodded happily, and told him to changed again, so she could pay for everything. InuYasha did, and Kagome lugged the clothes up to the cashier, along with a pair of long black Tripp pants, so he would have more than one pair. She made sure that it was in the same size as the jeans. She paid for everything, and told InuYasha to pick an outfit to change into. InuYasha was immediately attracted to the dark blue jeans, and the baggy T-shirt, so he disappeared into a washroom inside the mall, changing and shoving his clothes into the bag he had gotten to hold the clothes he had bought.
He came out a few minutes later, holding his pants up. Kagome giggled, and reached into another bag, pulling out a black belt. She handed it to him, and he belted his pants up, glad to have both his hands free now. He realized, looking down at himself, that he was wearing clothing that was worth more than his life. He would have to be very careful to not ruin them. He blushed, and looked at Kagome.
"T-thank you." He said, looking away. Kagome, finally hearing his voice, laughed. "Your welcome, InuYasha." She said. "I hope you like them." She said. InuYasha nodded.
"Yeah, I do." He said, his voice gravelly. He wasn't the smoothest speaker, and only knew about half the vocabulary as the average person. He wondered what else Kagome would buy for him, and he wondered when he should start resisting her. Kagome glanced down at InuYasha's shoes, and shook her head.
"No, those shoes won't do any good." She said. "Let's go buy some Puma's." She said. InuYasha nodded, and followed her. She led him to a store, not far away from the place she had bought his clothes, and walked in. She told him to pick a pair of shoes, and he hesitated. Kagome saw his hesitation, and pushed him gently toward the shoe rack. He looked around, eventually choosing a pair of Complete TF Allround Puma running shoes, black with a gold stripe going up the side. He silently handed them to Kagome, who walked happily up to the cashier. She bought them, and handed them to InuYasha, telling him to put them on, and throw out his other shoes. InuYasha did as he was told, and reveled in the comfortable shoes.
Lastly, Kagome walked with him to a hat store, and chose a pure black, flat billed hat with a golden sticker on the front, placing it slightly sideways on InuYasha's head.
"Perfect!" She said, hurrying up to the cash. InuYasha, his look now complete, stood in front of a mirror that was outside the place that sold him the hat. InuYasha turned to Kagome, and thanked her again.
She grinned, and waved it off.
"Don't worry InuYasha, you deserve the best!" She said, sliding her hand into his, intertwining her fingers with his. As they walked back to the house, InuYasha reflected on how someone could be so nice to someone they barely knew, and spend so much money on someone who obviously wasn't worth it.